I belong to this race, and when it is down I belong to a down race; when it is up I belong to a risen race.

A room to myself is a luxury that I do not always enjoy.

I do not think the mere extension of the ballot a panacea for all the ills of our national life. What we need to-day is not simplymore voters, but better voters.

Apparent failure may hold in its rough shell the germs of a success that will blossom in time, and bear fruit throughout eternity.

I find, by close observation, that the mothers are the levers which move in education. The men talk about it . . . but the women work most for it.

Every mother should endeavor to be a true artist.

Amid ancient lore the Word of God stands unique and pre-eminent. Wonderful in its construction, admirable in its adaptation, it contains truths that a child may comprehend, and mysteries into which angels desire to look.